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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Marcie...Welcome to the caboose. Sometimes it gets crowded so I climb on top of a box car and enjoy the ride. Chuck is right, that grits and sweet tea will make you go blind. Jeff...What type of switch did you use to turn the lights on and off? Roy...One of my favorite movies. I...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    I can't wait to talk to the aliens, again. :eek: They treated me reall good that last time we talked and that ride in their hovercraft was pretty neat. :p:-o:-P
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Very interesting week. I have been assigned to a project where we are going to build a industrial facility. The new facility is situated on 276 acres and will have about 6 miles of rail. We will double switch off of the mainline. Chief...So the Oinker is up to his old tricks posting...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Dennis....So sorry to hear about the loss of the family dog. I had the same phone call twenty years ago while I was away from home. It was not fun.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Doug...What do you mean silly? I am calling the schools in Roseyville and tell them that they are being very smart in keeping the rift raft from the shools. Chief...I see the Oinker is really pigging out today.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    John....I'm glad to know that you are using 16 gauge. :rolleyes: That is what I have used for years, but always kept reading that I should be using 14 gauge. Neeless to say I have never had any type of electrical or excess heat problems. My non cruise control engines all run smoothly even up...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Chief...The Hogs are back on CTT. Have you ever thought of having a pig roast in your back yard. Working on my bridge piers and abutment. Purchased paint at HD and wood to make trim and rocker bearings.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    announce1announce1announce1announce1announce1 The Chief just called me. :confused: He was heading to Miss Edna's to buy me a big present since he missed my birthday. :shock: What a guy!!! :thumb: Will it be a new set of F3s or the Legacy system. I can hardly wait! bounce7
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Thanks to everyone for the Birthday wishes this week. It has been a fun week. My daughter gave me a card with the following greeting: Dad, When you look at me, try not to see all the hours of worry I caused you.... Try not to think of the thousands of dollars you invested in me...... Try...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Thanks everyone for the great birthday greetings!!! :mrgreen: Snow heading our way tonight! To all of my fellow engineers, Happy Engineer's WEEK! balloon6balloon6
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Well, the Chief's back, so my vacation is over with. sign1 Has anyone heard from Dr. John? Prattville was hit hard.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Buckeye - I thought you were supposed to build them - not blow them up! Civil Engineers get to blow up Electrical Engineer's projects, too. :mrgreen:
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Brutus and Doug...I have read the book, Nothing Like It In the World by Stephen Ambrose and I really liked it. First the book tells it like it is with the politicians. They would not let the project begin until they had a way to line their own pockets. Then the surveyors, which I'm proud to be...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Jon...I have camped at Rocky Mtn on Memorial Day and Trail Ridge was closed. Snow was piled thirty feet deep when they finally broke through.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    I'm rich!!! I won $40 on the Super Bowl!!! Those Giants are a great team!:mrgreen: Ozzy...glad to hear everything is working out. :thumb: BTW, I wrote the moderator and told him to ban that idiot on the CTT forum that was giving you trouble. He has slammed other people before, too. We don't...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Chuck...I'm out here with my dog sled looking for the Chief. Can I can home yet??? :mrgreen:
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Obviously, he hitting the sauce really hard. sign1sign1:p
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    It would be grand if the Chief was stranded in the North with about two feet of snow. I can't wait until the Buffalo store opens and he finds out what deep snow looks like. Put my new bridge together. Needs to get warmer so I can paint it Lionel Orange. Now to start work on the abutments...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    Blueberry and I have both received phone calls from the Chief and he is in a BLIZZARD :winter1::winter1::winter1::winter1::winter1: in Idaho!!!!